Recently(last August) rented a 2100 sq. foot, 2 level house(sits on a slope) and the rain gutter issue is driving me crazy. In San Diego mind you. It actually does rain here.
The gutters are/were filled with leaf litter, decay and spiders, and are even missing in some places. When it rains or even a light drizzle, the water falls straight down into the cracks between the house and sidewalk. The lack of functioning gutters also causes water damage to the deck, and back-splashes into the house due to water damaged wood doors and window seals.
I have asked the landlord repeatedly to fix the broken and missing gutters…but he seems not to care. I have spent hours cleaning them out and doing my best to re-attach disconnected joints.
If this was my house…I sure as hell wouldn’t let all this water damage continue, and there is a lot of it!. There is mold. There are bug probs. There are cement cracks….etc. It would be such a proactive, easy fix to just repair the Rain Gutters.
I say, you must make sure you have properly fitted and properly directed rain gutters. It seems to me that it would save a lot of potential problems.
